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I got an email from Tyb’s Dad last night but I had gone to bed so early that I didn’t see it until this morning. It appears Tyb may have had some injury in his hindquarters and yelped when touched. He was having trouble walking and when he lay down, he couldn’t get up again. The vet did lots of tests and couldn’t find anything. He has Tyb on pain pills and lots of rest.

Riö, I really can see you as a sled ornament with that chow chow coat on. You would look great!

Sooo, blood pressure is a bit high. (snort!) I will be going on a med as soon as the other doctor gets to the first doctor about what is safe for me to take. sigh. I wonder how many phone calls I’ll have to make to get it done.

TYB! Feel better dude. Hopefully you have just twisted something and need a rest.

TYB – headbutts from the Kats and snuffling kisses from us. We hope you are feeling tip top very soon!

Melanie – Emma looks wonderful! Maybe OTAS and FOTAS could start a new sideline job – Boot Camp Coaches for the Overly Fluffy. What does Pappi think of his svelt, curvaceous packmate?

Kind of glad to hear the rest of you asking who this Eve person is; we are woefully ignorant of current pop culture icons. We know very few actors names, even if we like their work. But we promise to shout YSAS name to the heavens whenever he is on a show.

Just now got to watch that incredible YukonQuest video. Thanks for posting it, Melanie. We were inspired, and Mom actually teared up. We three who do not think we could do such a feat, spoiled as we are by the lazy life we lead. But Kat is sure she could do it. She is now writing to the Iditarod Committee to find her a team on which she can run. Silly Pipsqueak.

Lead!…Looks like Lance Mackey is in the lead right now of the Yukon Quest…snort!…They are nearing the Dawson Checkpoint…sniff!….It says there is a mandatory 36 hour lay-over. Is this correct?? That seems like an awful long time….grunt!

Thanks Melanie, I saw that video yesterday from their facebookie link. I love that video. They are suppose to be getting more videos up. I hope so because their videos are ususally very good.
Lance Mackey is now leading the Quest by one minute. It is a very tight race for the leading teams, but I can’t know anything for sure because their blasted tracker just plain doesn’t work.

Thank you all for the get-well wishes. I hope this second antibiotic will do the trick.

Twenty years ago, when I was going computer work at a GM site, they were pumping chemicals into our office. I have struggled with my health ever since. My immune system was affected so when I get sick I get very sick and then it’s hard to get well.

Checkpoint!….Actually, now that I have enlarged the map on the live tracker, they are closer to the Clinton Creek check point….sniff!…Then the Dawson checkpoint is 48 miles away… wheeze!…They have many miles to travel before they can rest….wuffle!

Eva Mendes, for those of you who care, is an actress and model. She is a Revlon spokesperson and once did a nude anti-fur ad. One of those “Fur? I would rather go naked” billboard ads. She is of Cuban ansestory and very beautiful.

We did see Rebecca’s post about all the new checkpoints now sponsored. We need a list of them in the order we will get to them when we are all in the sled with AJ and our team. Then we can hoot and hollar and howl when we hit each Plunderer’s checkpoing!
AWOOOOOO

O.Howlers: We do need a list of the checkpoints. Wonder how many there are? I think Rebecca has put them up on the Snookhook blog.

Melanie: Not much howling here due to overcast skies. But that means warmer temperatures, so that’s a bonus I can appreciate.
Emma does look very svelte. Good job by OTAS&FOTAS! By the big smile on her face you can see how happy she is.
Hope your BP is under control soon. The less pills we have to take the better!
Will watch the Yukon Quest video in a bit.

We were thinking Eva Mendez was one of the Desperate Housewives (which we obviously haven’t watched in forever or would know better)
Barb&Magpie: Yes, Bear is a Belgian Malinois. He doesn’t understand much French though and speaks even less.
About Katz: Continuing to wonder how someone who writes such great books take such poor care of his own dogs. Shaking our head here.

Siber-H: Now that the new Iditarod website is up and running will we still be able to see Montague #1 of the Steps? Wookie was asking about it yesterday and I don’t know how to get to it.

Big news for us! We are able to watch the Iditarod Insider videos on our iPaw, which was not available in the old website. The videos on the old website required Flash, which is not available on MAC products. That’s a big WOOO HOOO from us. Now we think the new website is much better, and we feel better about our chances of keeping up when Mom and Pop are at their offices.

Tap, tap, tap. Is this thing on? Ahem… I have an important announcement to make.

As a show of gratitude for inviting me to visit Chet’s, for plotting and planning auctions, for spilling beans and breaking confidences, for rallying and for being the mastermind behind fundraising efforts on this here blog, Snowhook Kennel would like to honor Rio the Evil Pug and list him as the sponsor of the starting line checkpoint of the Ceremonial Start. The Ceremonial Start takes place in Anchorage the day before the restart in Willow.

We created a Word Doc of all checkpoints in order, thanks to Melanie’s song, and we listed all known sponsors. We could put that in Dishlickers if anyone interested. In the meantime, below is a list of those checkpoints that are sponsored:

Surprised!….Wow! Thank you Rebecca! This is a huge, huge, Gigantic Honor….snort!….(Does AJ the Giant know about this?)…heh!… Thank you so very much. And thank you to All the Team Members, even those on Alice’s team, for all your efforts in coming together one more time for Snowhook and giving them another boost financially and foodily to help them reach their dream of being in The Last Great Race this year!!

I actually wanted to give you a shout-out myself for all your hard work and dedication in rallying the troops for Snowhook, which is such a good cause! I know your friend works just as hard, so I am doing the wave at my desk for you both!

Rio, In answer to your question…I count 23 checkpoints on the Iditarod’s map. I am counting Anchorage, Willow, and Nome in this total, but I am not sure they would count as official checkpoints. Rebecca would know.
So, There are 10 sponsored checkpoints. (Thanks Fellow Sibers for your help)

From the restart in Willow to Nome, there are 23 checkpoints. The Ceremonial Start takes place in Anchorage. It is a day for the fans. Snow is trucked onto the city streets and fans line the 11 mile run, taking photos, calling congratulations and giving high fives as teams pass. The Ceremonial Start doesn’t count in race standings, yet it is a requirement for all teams to participate. The way I look at, getting to the starting line without Rio’s help would be much more difficult, and for that, we thank him.

Bear, To answer your question…I am screaming here, not at you but at the iditarod’s website. Nowhere can I find where they have put the videos from past races. The one Wookie wants to see and I want to see again. They seem to have erased the past completely. GAH, GAH, GAH

While looking for the videos, I did find the Iditarod Message boards, so they still have them, (for now). They are calling them the Iditarod Forums.

I’ll keep looking for the videos, but I don’t think I will have any luck.

Way to go Rio! Woo! Woo! That is so very nice of Rebecca to have done, and you and your friend are certainly most deserving (Beau, maybe not so much).

Tyb — at the risk of sounding like a broken record, the other thing you may want to consider is acupuncture. It really has worked miracles for me and can do a lot to help with back or hindquarter distress.

Bizarre!… As you guys all know I received an old tattered hard bound copy of Suds In Yer Eye all the way from Canada because for some strange reason Staff had sent Kirby her copy of the book first, even though Bear and I raised our paws first….grunt!… Well, today I was reading that old book (written in 1942) and I came to chapter 12….snort!….To my amazement I found Two! TWO mind you, four leaf clovers pressed between the pages!….wheeze!… I have never ever seen a four leaf clover, and to see two all at once was unbelievable….sniff!…. So I thought I would have my friend mail them Special Delivery to AJ so he can take them with him on The Last Great Race!….snort!snort!

Charmed!….I forgot to say that my friend says she cannot send them out tonight because her department went together and bought a bunch of PowerBall Lottery tickets and she is hoping against hope that the TWO four leaf clovers will help them all retire with about 10 million bucks a piece…snort!…After taxes…heh!

Rio: Two, count ’em two four leaf clovers? Wow! I will do my best to protect them, sealed with the photographs. AJ also carries a medallion of protection with him on the race that was given to him in 2010 by friend of the Kennel, Frank. Thank you of thinking of AJ.

I’ve been trying to get into the Iditarod Insider to which I have subscribed but keep getting a message about incorrect username and password. I’ve reset the password but it doesn’t help. I’ve sent them an email message asking to get onto the site or to have my subscription refunded. This is extremely irritating and they are ignoring my email.

Rio, We are twirling over your good news. First the ceremonial checkpoint, then the 4-leaf clovers. You know good news is usually in threes, so maybe the lottery win will be # 3. Are you sharing with the blog? Maybe a little?

When you ship the 4-leaf clovers, can you put them in plastic? If they are over 50 years old, they might be a little brittle.

A while back I mentioned that YSAS was an extra in a movie. I can now say that movie is “Spiderman (number whatever)”. The trailer is out and if you look very carefully using a magnifying lens and then a microscope you can see him!

He in the trailer twice. Shot from 5 stories above. He’s between the white car with the hood up and a black car. He’s the cop with the flashlight.

Alas, I still can’t find the montage for Wookie. Yet, I did realize that they are posting the 2010 documentary that they’ve sold on DVD in the past. Under the featured video section there is the 2010 Documentary Chapter 2 option that shows AJ and the team about 6 minutes and 40 seconds into it; he talks about having Jackson checked out before moving on. The team has a brief cameo in the Chapter 1 section at the Ceremonial Start.

Melanie: I wasn’t planning on seeing Spiderman #whatever, but now I feel like I have no option not to go see it.

B: Brandy is at the top!
Did you try following the link they sent you when you signed up for the Insider? I don’t know what’s going on. This whole “new” thing obviously has some glitches in it.

Rio: It’s here, the little package is here. The snowflake magnets are beautiful!!! What a great idea. The crystal in the center adds the perfect bit of bling. And, what a great business card! I must say, your friend does such a good job of packaging. You can tell she really cares about each one she sends out.

Maskers!….Yipppeee! What a relief!….snort!…. The “business card” I put in with your order is more like a business post-card….heh!… She didn’t have time to try an figure out how to get it to print in the small business card size….sniff! ….Melanie created that card for her and she love, love, loves it!…snorkel!

WooooHoooo to Rio and Friend! What a wonderful and well deserved honor!

MP’sM – so sorry to hear that you are so ill. We had a friend who endured a similar situation with chemicals in her office, so we understand what you mean about when you are sick you are really sick. Our very best get well wishes to you.

Stunts!….A friend of my friends, the Wrangler, just announced she had tickets to the Stunt Dog Show…heh!… Those guys are amazing! I can’t believe they can jump so high….snort!…My friend and I are wondering if they will take Beau on tour with them….chorkel!

There are so many interesting things on the blog today I don’t know where to go first!

Congrats to Rio, twice! Good luck on the Powerball. Get well soon Tyb I really hope you’re okay. MPM what chemicals did they pump into your office? Melanie, they were talking about the new Spiderman movie on the radio yesterday, i can’t wait to see YSAS in it.

O.Howlers: Sasha and Dima wishing for snow. Meashka and Kat must be wondering why they aren’t in the photo lineup. Siber-H will be missing a picture of the Hot One.

Hi Liz! How have you been? We wondered about the chemicals in MM’s office too. Saw the Bart from down under this morning and that made us think of you. I was thinking how cool it would be if more of Chet’s international friends, like you and Cricket, would post on the blog. There are FOC from all over the world now.

All of the chemicals I was exposed to were bad bad and the stuff used in manufacturing. They were used in the building next door to my office and went up a big smokestack. OSHA required them to be a certain dilution at 65 feet, but nobody considered when the wind blew and they came right into the air intake over my office. My company, EDS, was doing computing for GM. The GM employees were moved as soon as they started getting sick, but not us. I managed to get relocated but the damage was done. I went back to a meeting in the old building, sat down, and the blood started flowing out of my nose. (I never got nosebleeds.) I walked out and never went back.

Wow! You wonderful Plunderers have been very busy sponsoring checkpoints!

All right, Mollypop’s Mom: I know you are sick so I will forgive you your playing around with the long “o” mark but…in REALITY… the accent is on the second syllable, the O is pronounced as in the word nozzle and the whole name would rhyme with Assad. Mettez ca dans votre pipe et fumez!

Hey, y’all! Mom just got home with enough time to walk me and do a little straightening and get caught up on the blog, but now she has to go over to the church for a council meeting. So off goes the computer. Meanwhile, here’s a quick “feel better” to all you sickies, and “congratulations” to all who deserve it. And “hi!” to everyone else!

Melanie: Mollypop’s mom likes eggs. I don’t really understand French so I hope that is what she is saying. Heh.

Liz! I sent you a card last Wednesday, but as I got called into work suddenly that morning, I slapped what I thought was enough postage. It wasn’t. Sheesh. Still, by Thursday the check was in the mail. And now, maybe I should tell everyone. I’m getting a Dorg! Like a Bart from Down Under type dorg! I’m very excited. WhoooHooo! Liz has something to do with this. It’s her Dorg (No, of course not Cricket…she would never!). She posted a picture of Dorg a long time ago and I fell in love with him.

Rio: Thank Dorg it was 4 leaf clovers you found. Occasionally I put money in books I like…for safe keeping you know.

Okay, I’ve calmed down slightly. Here is the caption by my new dorg:
“Me an me dorg ‘ave tramped together, in cold weather an’ ‘ot. Me an me dorg don’t give a bugger, whether we works or not.”

I am getting me dorg as a retirement present for myself. Yes, I am going to join B.Stover and T&G’s mum. ‘Course T&G’s mum is not really retired – she’s just retired from CLL – she’s working hard in clay. My final day is April 6th, a Good Friday.

I actually sent her a check a long time ago (along with my version of Wolfie’s toffee) but that was before I got the anti marauding goat charm from T&G’s mum and … well…the goats got it. This is the 2nd attempt and the anti goat charm worked like a…you know.

Sam: Yes, that’s it. It is also on her website. There is a purple back ground and Dorg is framed in orange.

We just finished vet checks a bit ago of 24 race hopefully. Blood work, microchips, heart monitoring and one bloody nose—AJs, not mine. Frank head butted him and knocked off his hat to boot—AJ didn’t miss a beat. He lifted frank onto his shoulder and kept walking.

One out of the twenty-four dogs chosen as a hopeful today was a bit of a surprise. It seems Junior has been paying attention and training hard. He was tested and poked today along with his other teammates. 😉

Rose: Now that the Kat is out of the bag I can thank you publicly for your generosity and support of the kennel. That you would honor Mollypop and Howard in such a way warms the cockles of my heart and I’m pretty particular about who gets close to them.

Emosewa Noswad: Excellent! I’ve always thought you work too hard. Does this mean we are in for another retirement party?

Dawson – at long last Mama can say CONGRATS on this here blog! (keeping that secreet was killing her!) Whaddya say you, Bee and Mama get together to dis former employers and enumerate the many joys of retirement.
AND congrats on the Dorg too! We love Liz’s art.
(whispering – and Dawson, I don’t think MP’sM was giving you a recipe….just sayin’)

Whoa!…This has been a big day for surprises and revelations…snort!…. MollyMom, it seems like you should be compensated for all your pain and suffering…sniff!…Is it too late to pursue anything now? Did you and other employees try back then? It is all so unfair….grump!

Rose!… You! For some reason I was thinking it was Spencer and Admin who were the anonymous donors….grunt!…I should have known better!…heh!

Dawson!…Retiring? Oh my gosh! Once that happens she will be on the blog all the damn time…sniff!…Dawson, did you put the 2 four leaf clovers in that book?….wuffle!

JUNIOR!…Oh my Dawg! Rio Junior might be on the A-Team? Is this what you are telling us Rebecca???….snort!snort!….All too much to take in right now…Wow!

I have spent an hour catching up on the blog. I got sidetracked by all the video links.

TYB honey, I hope you feel better soon. I hope they figure out what it is.
MPM same thing, poor baby.
RIO, congratulations and you deserve the honor! WOOOHOOOO
DAWSON, You have left a lot of books here. Should I go through them all??? heh heh heh.
I am proud of everyone who is sponsoring one (or more) checkpoints, dogs, booties or food! We are all GREAT!
I know I have left things out, but hopefully you all will forgive me.
I hope everyone who needs comfort can get in the quilt tonight.

Dad is going to be holding prayers for AJ and the Team every night of the Iditarod until they cross the finish line. He has gotten in touch with folks from his reservation, folks from my reservation, and various and sundry medicine people around the country. Every night at 9 pm,eastern time, there will be tobacco sent up in prayer all around the country.
Of course the Plunderers are most welcome to join in. We all know the power that generates.

Did you get that “Suds in Your Eye” book from me? I used to have a trifollium repens that often had 4 leaves and I would tuck them in books. I bought it from a nursery in Duluth many years ago, but it has since died. (Those darn North Dakota winters) So maybe….but I don’t remember giving you that book at all.

Rose: Thanks for letting the kat out of the bag. I already knew you were wonderful, but this is beyond generous! In memory of Howard and MollyPop and another checkpoint too. Wow!
Rio: Junior racing in the Iditarod! You must be so proud.
Dawson: Congrats on your new Dorg and upcoming retirement!
Liz: I checked out your website to see Dawson’s new acquisition. The art pieces are extraordinary. I want to go back later when I have more time to see everything.
This day has been one big exclamation point, with one piece of exciting news after another. Now all we need is for one of us to hit the big one…..Rio?

T&G That is wonderful news! I love it! We will be joining in.
Medicine people all around the country! Folks, It doesn’t get any better than this. WOO WOO AJ and the dogs will have a lot of powerful medicine traveling with them on the trail.

Big!…Well, lets just say, if the Big One is indeed hit tonight, there will be a huge party and the whole Blog will be invited…snort!…Transportation and accomodatons will most definitely be paid for out of my new treat budget…chorkel!

Twins!…We’ve been watching Nova and the separation of twins who were joined at the Brain!…zow!

Sure wish one of you techies could figure out how to send/save the Music Montague #1 from the old Iditarod site. We did want Wookie to see it. It’s on my computer, but I don’t know for how long. The link now goes to the new site. They have also removed the videos from You Tube.

Staff: Love those Huskies!
btw…that link Mr Staff sent you last night was a good one.

T&G: I am at the laundry mat, catching up on the blog and I can’t stop the tears. As I was driving here after vet checks today I was thinking about what it means to be the wife of a musher. This time of year brings with it a lot of excitement, a lot of sleepless nights, a long to do list and worry— the kind that makes my stomach twist and clench if I dwell on what might or might not happen on the trail. To have the Storyteller reach out to others on Snowhook’s behalf is overwhelming as is the idea that the Plunderers will join in. We are of different faiths, yet we are of the same intention. Thanks you so much. You have eased the worry in my heart.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Rio’s friend wins and we can add another to the list of retired Plunderers! Can you imagine the increase is Rio’s treat budget? Beau might even get a bed that is less cold and less hard.

Sorry to me MIA, but mom has not been around to log me on. She has a “job”. She is taking orders for Valentine’s Day flowers. Wow, a lot of people have a lot of money to spend on flowers.

Siber H, today mom took 2 orders for a lady in Santa Fe. She really wanted to tell her that she had a friend in the more or less area, but she remained ahem, professional.

Would you like to add a balloon, chocolates or a teddy bear to that order? Perhaps chocolate dipped strawberries or a freakin $50 monkey that sings “Signed, sealed, delivered” (so far no takers on the monkey, snicker)

So now we are off to bed so dad and I can get mom off to work on time. Our favorite arrangement is “PS, I Love You”. Oh and we have to tell you about a man mom talked to today. To his wife of 28 years he wanted the card to read ‘ from Al Baker’. Surely after 28 years she knows him as just Al!!

Congrats to Rio for his special honor. He has done much for Snowhook and this blog. I also want to give a special kudos to Siber-H who educated the Plunderers on the Iditarod and pointed us to the Snowhook Kennel to follow and to help.

We are up early and Mom is already hard at work. But we managed to catch up on all we missed last night. Wow. Prayers and tobacco while AJ is on The Trail. Dawson retiring. Macy and Al Baker. Rose’s revelation. Rio’s special honor (and lottery win?) and on and on and on. What a big day and night!

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